How To Install libfvde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfvde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfvde-dev
libfvde-dev is:
The FVDE format is used by Mac OS X, as of Lion, to encrypt data on a storage media volume.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libfvde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfvde-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfvde-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfvde-dev
Install libfvde-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfvde-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfvde-dev
Install libfvde-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfvde-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfvde-dev
How To Uninstall libfvde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfvde-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfvde-dev
Uninstall libfvde-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfvde-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfvde-dev
Remove libfvde-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfvde-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfvde-dev
Remove libfvde-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfvde-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfvde-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfvde-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
